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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating SNA support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support and these criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating SNA support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support and these criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware the reports commissioned by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) were on foot of anonymous allegations made in relation to practices and procedures at the Institute. In order to ensure the independence of the review process and to ensure that the review was thorough, objective and comprehensive, CIT's Audit Committee sought approval from the Governing Body to take...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, I have recently commenced a process to renew the DEIS programme. Pending the outcome of this work, which will be ongoing during the next school year, I do not intend to make any changes to the current programme, including the addition of further schools.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of tender documentation. An appeal was made to An Bord Pleanála regarding the decision to grant Planning Permission. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular 33/2015, which was published earlier this year, provides that primary schools that have populated all their pupil enrolment data on the Primary Online Database (POD) in accordance with the requirements set out by the Department's Statistics Section will have the option to use electronic attendance records with effect from the commencement of the 2015/16 school year subject to such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools for general running costs and funding provided for caretaking and secretarial services. Circular 40/2009 states that this funding may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of Management can allocate according to its own priorities. Decisions on the need or cost of security for schools is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand that South Dublin County Council's new draft development plan 2016-2022 is due to be made available from Monday, 13th July, 2015. My Department is currently examining the extent and location of additional post-primary places that will be needed on a nationwide basis from 2017 onwards. This will include an examination of the Firhouse/Ballycullen area, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, direct payment arrangements are put in place where parents/guardians of children who are eligible for home tuition seek alternative arrangements and my Department responds to, and facilitates the parents/guardians, by putting in place agreements with private pre-school providers which provide group tuition to children in a class type setting. My Department has been in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all schools have been allocated additional teaching resources to cater for children with high incidence special educational needs, including Specific Learning Disability (SLD), of which Dyscalculia is one such Specific Learning Disability. All mainstream Primary schools have been allocated additional teaching resources under the General Allocation Model (GAM)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Professional Fees (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Re-engagement, or the formal agreement of quality assurance with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), is a requirement for legacy providers under the 2012 Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act. Since its establishment in 2012, QQI has been proactive in its engagement with education and training representative bodies. Specifically, it has engaged with a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Improving student progression into and within higher education is a national strategic priority, which is being advanced through the on-going reform of the transition from secondary to higher education, led by the Department of Education and Skills. It is also being supported by the activities of the HEA-funded National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning—the key...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has provided almost €26.5 million in the delivery of major building projects (new schools and large scale extensions) to counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo over the period 2012 to end June 2015. Over the period in question a total of nine major school building projects (new schools and large scale extensions) have been completed including two PPP projects. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying in schools. These actions focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying, including cyberbullying, are addressed. A study on "The Prevalence and Impact of Bullying Linked to Social Media on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Aid (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 506 together. My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools for general running costs and funding provided for caretaking and secretarial services. In accordance with Circular 40/2009 this funding may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of Management can allocate according to its own priorities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs attending Special schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in allocating this support. Circular 0042/2011 provides information to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Chun cur ar chumas an údaráis scoile freagairt ar dheacracht atá sainaitheanta le freastal ar na tiomantais churaclaim fíor-riachtanacha i leith na ndaltaí laistigh den ghnáth-leithdháileadh foirne.Leagtar amach mionsonraí ar phróiseas an lamháltais churaclaim in éineacht leis na critéir leithdháilte post agus tá siad seo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Chun a chur ar chumas údarás na scoile an deacracht a aithnítear maidir le tiomantas riachtanach curaclaim a shásamh laistigh den ghnáth-leithdháileadh foirne. Tá cur síos ar na mionsonraí a bhaineann le próiseas an lamháltais do leithdháileadh post ar an láithreán gréasáin freisin.Áirítear mar chuid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Outdoor Education Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It appears that the application referred to by the Deputy has not been received by officials in my Department. Funding for outdoor education centres is approved on the basis that they are self-financing and that their financial activities would be separate from the overall ETB finances. Accordingly, my Department's annual grants are contributory in nature and the allocations go mainly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together. The National Council for Special Education(NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating SNA support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE operates within my...